ABC'S OF GETTING A HAM RADIO LICENSEA GUIDE TO GETTING YOUR AMATEUR (HAM) RADIO OPERATOR LICENSE
OR UPGRADE TO GENERAL AND EXTRA CLASS

HELP BRING OUR WORLD TOGETHER IN PEACE!MAKE FRIENDS ALL OVER OUR HAM RADIO UNIVERSE
WITH A HAM RADIO LICENSE!

IF YOU WANT TO GET A HAM RADIO LICENSE AND BECOME A HAM RADIO OPERATOR YOU NEED A GOOD SOLID FOUNDATION OF SOME BASIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF RADIO COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE, THEORY, RULES AND REGULATIONS, PROCEDURES, AND MORE INFO THAN I COULD CONVEY TO YOU IN THE SHORT TIME YOU ARE HERE.

You must pass a written exam...and in order to pass any exam, you must prepare for it!
Don't let this scare you. You can do it!

THE BELOW STUDY MATERIALS WILL GET YOU READY TO PASS YOUR FIRST EXAM FOR YOUR FIRST HAM RADIO LICENSE....THE TECHNICIAN LICENSE.

The study manuals listed below are used in studying for the Technician, General, or Extra class ham radio license!

I highly endorse each and every one of them as a fantastic way to learn how to become a licensed Amateur Radio Operator (Ham), or upgrade your present license!These study guides are published by the ARRL, and the newest, KB6NU "No Nonsense" manuals!

Most ham radio operators have used them over the years and give them an A+ rating!
Please feel free to click on the links or images to order them at a great price.
Go ahead...check them out now. You are under no obligation to look.
It's your turn to do a little studying like all licensed hams must do!

ARRL HAM RADIO LICENSE MANUAL STUDY GUIDESGet your first Technician Class Ham Radio License with the ARRL HAM RADIO LICENSE MANUAL
or look at the others listed below. Note: The ARRL License Manuals are in very high demand and supplies may be limited.
There are excellent sources listed below from major book sellers online. Try each one until you find yours.The license manuals listed below are in huge demand so order early!

THE ARRL HAM RADIO LICENSE MANUAL

Ham Radio License Manual NEW 3rd Edition
(Click link above for Discount price from Amazon.com)Ham Radio License Manual 3rd Editionfor use July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018(Latest edition for exams after July 1, 2014)

Includes the latest question pool with answer key, for use July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018.

NEW!Use with ARRL's online Exam Review for Ham Radio. See info below.

Designed for self-study and for classroom use.Intended for all newcomers, instructors and schoolteachers.

Discover the excitement of ham radio. The Amateur Radio Service offers a unique mix of public service, technology and experimenting with electronics all with an emphasis on fun. Some hams use their skills to provide communications during emergencies and disasters when all else fails. Others enjoy talking to people across the country and around the globe, participating in local contests and building experiments.The ARRL Ham Radio License Manualwill guide you as you get started in the hobby as you select your equipment, set-up your first station and make your first contact.

Use this book to study for your license exam.Every page presents information you will need to pass the exam and become an effective operator. You'll cover small sections at a time:

Welcome to Amateur Radio

Radio and Signals Fundamentals

Electricity, Components, and Circuits

Propagation, Antennas, and Feed Lines

Amateur Radio Equipment

Communicating With Other Hams

Licensing Regulations

Operating Regulations

Safety

At the end of the book, you'll find the entire Technician Question Pool.

The actual exam is taken from this question pool!

NEW! Online Review and Practice ExamsAs you complete each chapter of this book, use ARRL's online Exam Review for Ham Radio to help prepare you for exam day. This web-based service uses the question pool to construct chapter-by-chapter reviews. Once you've finished this book, use the online service to take practice exams with the same number and variety of questions that you'll encounter on exam day. You won't have any surprises on exam day!Go towww.arrrl.org/examreview for the online practice exam review.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Use the Ham Radio License Manual below for study until July 1, 2014

Latest 2nd Edition with practice exam CD for use
on or after July 1, 2010 until July 1, 2014These manuals are going fast so may be in limited supply or backordered!
This study manual is ALL you need to get started!NO MORSE CODE REQUIRED!New Latest November Revised 2nd Edition with Practice CDBook and CD-ROM. All you need to become an Amateur Radio Operator!This book includes the ARRL Exam Review CD-ROM (requires Microsoft Windows).
Use it with your book to review the study material.
Take randomly-generated practice exams using questions from the actual examination question pool.
You won't have any surprises on exam day!Get it Here! New Arrl Ham Radio License Manual with CD!This NEW 2nd Edition includes the new technician question pool, and practice CD
for exams given on or after July 1, 2010.

Easy-to-understand "bite-sized" sections. Use this book, and pass the 35-question license test.

Includes the latest question pool with answer key, for use July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2014.

Designed for self-study and for classroom use.
Intended for all newcomers, instructors and school teachers.

BONUS guide for Choosing the Right Radio!

The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual is the most popular introduction into the world of Amateur Radio.

Discover the excitement of ham radio. The Amateur Radio Service offers a unique mix of public service, technology and experimenting with electronics--all with an emphasis on fun. Some hams use their skills to provide communications during emergencies and disasters when all else fails. Others enjoy talking to people across the country and around the globe, participating in local contests and building experiments. The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual will guide you as you get started in the hobby--as you select your equipment, set-up your first station and make your first contact.

Use this book to study for your first license exam-you'll be on the air in no time! Every page presents information you will need to pass the exam and become an effective operator. You'll cover small sections at a time:

Welcome to Amateur Radio
Radio and Electronics Fundamentals
Operating Station Equipment
Communicating with Other Hams
Licensing Regulations
Operating Regulations
Radio Safety

At the end of the book, you'll find the entire Technician Question Pool--so you can be sure you're ready at exam time. You'll turn to it again and again as you are getting started!

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No Morse Code Required!
<br> The New KB6NU Study Guides are "Bare Bones" guides but with some work on your part, you can get licensed!

Either of the study manuals above are all you Need To Get Your First Ham Radio Technician License.The ARRL Ham Radio License study manuals contain everything you will need to know to pass your Technician class exam as will the other study guides for the higher class licenses shown below!
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If you are wanting to upgrade from Technician to General or Extra, read on......

More good information worth reading below!
Take a look at thesehighly recommendedHam Radio Study guidesand don't put it off. Order one today!-----YOU CAN DO IT!
About 700,000 plus hams in the U.S. did and so can you!
Don't forget a few million hams in other countries too!

LEARN THE TECHNICIAN CLASS MATERIAL, TAKE THE TEST, PASS IT! YOU'RE A HAM!

Then pass the General exam at the same time or later, and the whole world of ham radio awaits you!
Go for the Extra license and receive even more privileges!
The exams are given by local Amateur Radio Operators in your area
who want you to pass!

After you pass your exam, you will be issued an Amateur Radio License by the
Federal Communications commission (FCC)...FREE!(The FCC does not charge for Amateur Radio Licenses. The only cost to you is for the study materials and a small test fee and you usually get your license in about 2 weeks or less.)THESE STUDY MATERIAL MANUALS ABOVE WILL "GET YOU TALKING" AND "ON THE AIR"!
NO MORSE CODE REQUIRED!They contains the exact questions and answers that will be on the exam!

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE A CODE TEST FOR ANY HAM LICENSE!

Covers everything you need to know to earn your first amateur radio license.
More than a study guide; it will help you select equipment
for your ham station and explain how to set it up --
everything you'll need to know to get on the air!
Here is a complete introduction to the exciting world of ham radio.
Study the book....learn the material and pass your exam!
Talk to your friends and neighbors across town or around the world
from your own Amateur Radio station.
Set up your station in your house or take it with you in your car, on a camping trip, almost anywhere.

Use your home computer to talk to and exchange programs and messages
with other hams on packet radio networks and NOT the internet!

USE A WALKIE TALKIE TO TALK AROUND THE WORLD ON THE NEW
INTERNET RADIO LINKING PROJECT!
YOU WILL LEARN HOW, WHEN YOU BECOME A HAM!It's not CB Radio....it's the real thing!
Keep in touch with old friends and make new ones on repeaters that
let you communicate 50 miles or more using low-power hand-held radios or much greater distances
using a mobile radio in your car, truck, boat, or from just about any vehicle!

Use OSCAR's (orbiting satellites carrying Amateur Radio) to talk with other hams all over the world
on voice and through your computer from YOUR ham radio station.Talk to astronauts as they orbit the earth.
Most astronauts are hams too!

Provide public communications for marathons, bike races and parades; and during emergencies like earthquakes, floods, blizzards and tornados. Become a weather spotter!
Build and try your own antennas and radio equipment.
Designing and building your own Ham Radio antennas from scratch is a fantastic
sub-hobby within Ham radio and you will learn how!
Enter ham radio operating contests and qualify for awards.TRANSMIT LIVE TV IN LIVING COLOR IN REAL TIME!
USE THE MOON AS A REFLECTOR FOR YOUR SIGNALS!
YOU WILL LEARN HOW!

As a Technician class license holder, you will have full Amateur Radio privileges
from 50Mhz to light.... PLUS VOICE MODE ON A PORTION OF 10 METERS....PLUS.....CW PRIVILEGES ON PORTIONS OF THE 80, 40, 15 AND THE 10 METER BAND!

Whether you are interested in learning more about the fascinating
technology of electronics and electronic communication, want to offer your services in times of communications emergencies or just want free, reliable communications wherever you are,
you'll find fun and excitement in Amateur Radio.GET YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS INTO HAM RADIO....HELP THEM BE A HAM!Get them the material as a present!

NO MORSE CODE REQUIRED
FLASH! AS OF FEBRUARY 23, 2007 THERE WILL BE NO CODE REQUIREMENTFOR PASSING ANY CLASS LICENSE EXAM!

GET ON ALL THE HAM BANDS WITH YOUR NEW GENERAL CLASS LICENSE!
YOU CAN DO IT!

NOW NO MORSE CODE WILL BE REQUIRED!Effective February 23, 2007, you no longer have to learn or pass a Morse Code Test for
the General Class Ham License! The Morse Code requirement has been eliminated!

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LATEST STUDY MATERIALS AND QUESTION POOLS!
WORLD WIDE RADIO WITH ALL HAM RADIO BANDSTHE GENERAL CLASS LICENSE IS MOST HAM'S GOAL!

UPGRADE TO EXTRA CLASSTHE HIGHEST CLASS OF AMATEUR LICENSE!!!!
MAXIMUM privileges!DO YOU HAVE "THE RIGHT STUFF"Earning an Extra class license has never been easier?
with help from the ARRL!

The Extra class is the highest of all Amateur Radio licenses! Achieve this level,
and you'll have access to all ham radio frequency privileges.
Work rare stations you've only dreamed of! Expand your knowledge of radio communications theory and practice! With this manual, you're only a few steps away!Inside you'll find:Easy-to-understand theory and rules.
Everything you need to pass the 50-question Extra class written exam!Latest Extra class question pool (Element 4) with answer key,
for use beginning July 1, 2002.Detailed explanations for all questions, including FCC rules.The Extra class license is the third of three US Amateur Radio licenses.
To upgrade to Extra class, you must already hold a General class license (or have recently passed all of the exams required for a General class license).
There is no additional Morse code examination required to upgrade to Extra class!Earning an Extra class license has never been easier with help from ARRL!